aqsaqal

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noun

A village elder in some Central Asian cultures.

OriginTurkic ← Bashkir аҡһаҡал ← Kazakh ақсақал →
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Meanings

nounaqsaqal (plural aqsaqals or aqsaqallar)

plural aqsaqals · plural aqsaqallar · alternative aksakal

  1. A village elder in some Central Asian cultures.

    'Hey you! Aksakal!' Rusanov wagged his finger at him. 'Stop it. You're disturbing me.' The aksakal fell silent.

    1968, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward, Random House, published 2011, page 28

Origin

  1. Kyrgyzаксакал
  2. Kazakhақсақал
  3. Bashkirаҡһаҡал
  4. Turkic
  5. Englishaqsaqal

From various Turkic languages, including Bashkir аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) and Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).

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Translations

Russian аксака́л
  • аксака́л (aksakál)a village elder in some Central Asian cultures
Turkish aksakallı
  • aksakallıa village elder in some Central Asian cultures
Ukrainian аксакáл
  • аксакáл (aksakál)a village elder in some Central Asian cultures
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APA

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Chicago

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